The Race F1 Podcast9 Mai 2025

And Colossally That's History: Eddie Jordan - F1’s biggest overachiever?

On this week’s episode of And Colossally That’s History! Matt Bishop and Richard Williams look back on the life and career of Eddie Jordan, who very sadly died of cancer, on March 20th this year, at the age of 76.

For the generation who grew up on F1 in the 1990s and 2000s, Eddie was the most charismatic team boss in the game, and it was hard not to cheer for his underdog squad when they landed several big punches on the chins of their much better funded rivals, as well as the occasional knockout blow.

But, having built an F1 team from scratch on a minimal budget and then not only kept it afloat, but turned it into a grand prix-winning (and at one point championship-challenging) outfit, should EJ be considered F1’s biggest overachiever?

As Matt and Richard attempt to answer that question, they look back over Eddie’s time in F1, with Matt - who was good friends with Eddie - sharing amusing and poignant anecdotes and stories that perfectly illustrate a fun-loving, larger than life character with a steely inner core.

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